Pharmacognostic and phytochemical screening of Lantana camara Linn. roots collected from Karnataka, India

Lantana camara is an evergreen plant found throughout the world. Traditionally it has been used in the treatment of various ailments and has been supported by scientific investigation. Phytoconstituents present in almost all parts of this plant have been reported in various literature. In this work, we attempt to establish parameters to scientifically identify the root part of Lantana camara, with morphological details and high-resolution photomicrographs to identify microscopical characters and key elements, microscopic studies have revealed the presence of a wavy intact rhizodermal layer, characteristic xylem and phloem, distinctive vessels with perforation etc., phytochemical investigations, such as extractive values in different solvents, detect and report the presence or absence of alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, saponins, tannins, terpenoids, anthraquinone glycosides and steroids from extracts with different solvents.